The delay of breast cancer diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in São Paulo, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
; 19: eAO6721, 2021.
Article
in English, Portuguese
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1599707
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer diagnosis in a breast imaging center.METHODS:
This was a retrospective cohort study that included women submitted to breast exams and procedures in a private hospital in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, as from the period of most strict social isolation measures, in 2020 (separated in first period of social isolation, March 24 to June 21, 2020, and second period, June 22 to December 31, 2020), as compared to the same period in 2019. The number of exams, cancer detection rates, pathologic findings and risk factors were analyzed.RESULTS:
A total of 32,144 patients were included in the study. Breast imaging exams and procedures decreased by 78.9% in the first period, and 2.7% in the second period, in 2020. By the end of 2020, the number of breast cancer lesions detected was just six cases less than in 2019, although the number of patients submitted to mammograms was 35% lower.CONCLUSION:
There was a drop in number of breast exams and cancer diagnoses in the first 90 days of the pandemic. The decrease in diagnosis of cancer was partially compensated in the second period, but the number of patients submitted to mammograms by the end of 2020 was lower, still considering a large number of patients with delayed exams.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Einstein (Sao Paulo)
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Einstein_journal
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